KV Mechelen vs Union St. Gilloise

KV Mechelen

0 - 1

Union St. Gilloise

🕒 Sun, 12 Apr 2026 12:30 Europe/London 🧑‍⚖️ Nicolas Laforge 🔁 Championship Group - 32 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Championship Group - 32

Championship Group Table

KV Mechelen 6 · Union St. Gilloise 2

Referee Stats

Nicolas Laforge

26 matches · 3.62 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.62
Reds avg	0.15
Penalties avg	0.12
Over 4.5 cards	42%
Home wins	42%
Draws	23%
Away wins	35%

How the match was won

Union St. Gilloise outshot their opponent (4-18).
KV Mechelen controlled possession (56%).
Union St. Gilloise had the sharper finishing (0-8 shots on target).

Team Overview

KV Mechelen (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-7-6

Goals For / Against

24 / 25

Avg: 1.20 / 1.25

Points

Avg: 1.40

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Union St. Gilloise (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-9-4

Goals For / Against

23 / 20

Avg: 1.15 / 1.00

Points

Avg: 1.50

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Jupiler Pro League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.40

PPG

1.50

1.20

1.15

1.25

1.00

60%

O2.5

60%

BTTS

40%

60%

Score 1st

20%

League-position context

KV Mechelen rank6th

Union St. Gilloise rank2nd

KV Mechelen points6

Union St. Gilloise points20

KV Mechelen: #6 · 6 pts · GD -15

14 pts off the top 2. Inside the play-off places. 14 pts from safety.

Union St. Gilloise: #2 · 20 pts · GD +6

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. Inside the play-off places. 6 pts clear of the relegation zone.

14-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

KV Mechelen last 5 home

D W L L L

Points4/15

Weighted index38

Goals5-9

Record1-1-3

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Union St. Gilloise last 5 away

D L L W W

Points7/15

Weighted index31

Goals5-8

Record2-1-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

KV Mechelen trend breakdown

Over 2.560%

BTTS60%

BTTS + O2.560%

1H Over 0.5100%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 60% · Over 3.5 40% · 1H BTTS 20%

Union St. Gilloise trend breakdown

Over 2.560%

BTTS40%

BTTS + O2.540%

1H Over 0.560%

Also: Over 0.5 80% · Over 1.5 60% · Over 3.5 40% · 1H BTTS 20%

Scoring reliability

KV Mechelen score at home80%

KV Mechelen clean sheet at home20%

Union St. Gilloise score away60%

Union St. Gilloise clean sheet away40%

First-goal patterns

KV Mechelen score first60%

KV Mechelen win after scoring first33%

Union St. Gilloise score first20%

Union St. Gilloise win after scoring first100%

Comeback rate after conceding first: KV Mechelen 0% · Union St. Gilloise 0%

Avg first goal minute: KV Mechelen 31.7' · Union St. Gilloise 47.0'

Vs league average

KV Mechelen score at home1.20 vs 1.97

KV Mechelen concede at home1.25 vs 1.07

Union St. Gilloise score away1.15 vs 1.07

Union St. Gilloise concede away1.00 vs 1.97

KV Mechelen score 39% below league average, while Union St. Gilloise score 8% above league average.

Defensive side: KV Mechelen are 17% above league average at home, and Union St. Gilloise are 49% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals1.60

BTTS20%

Over 2.520%

At this venue setup: 2.40 goals on average across the last 5.

KV Mechelen goal timing (home)

1H scored: 67% 2H scored: 33% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

16-30 2

46-60 1

0-15 0

31-45 0

61-75 0

76-90+ 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 4

46-60 2

31-45 1

0-15 0

16-30 0

76-90+ 0

Union St. Gilloise goal timing (away)

1H scored: 0% 2H scored: 100% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 3

46-60 1

0-15 0

16-30 0

31-45 0

61-75 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 5

16-30 1

31-45 1

46-60 1

0-15 0

61-75 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

56%

44%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

440

333

Passes Accurate

350

255

Passes %

80%

77%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

45+2' ⚽

⚽

45+2' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

R. Sykes

Normal Goal · Assist: R. Schoofs

53'

53' C. Burgess

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ K. Rodríguez

1st substitution · For: R. Florucz

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ T. St. Jago

1st substitution · For: Bouke Boersma

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ A. Ait El Hadj

2nd substitution · For: K. Van de Perre

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ M. Biondic

3rd substitution · For: M. Fuseini

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ B. Raman

2nd substitution · For: K. Van Rafelghem

81'

81' M. Servais

88' ↑↓

↑↓

88' ⇄ M. Servais

3rd substitution · For: M. Kireev

88' ↑↓

↑↓

88' ⇄ T. Koudou

4th substitution · For: B. Bafdili

90+1'

90+1' A. Khalaili

90+4'

90+4' R. Florucz

90+5' ↑↓

↑↓

90+5' ⇄ R. Schoofs

4th substitution · For: I. Pavlić

90+6'

90+6' I. Pavlić

KV Mechelen vs Union St. Gilloise 0-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Union St. Gilloise beat KV Mechelen 1-0 on Sunday, 12 April 2026 in Jupiler Pro League. The match was refereed by Nicolas Laforge.

First half: Union St. Gilloise took the lead at 45+2' when R. Sykes scored, with the assist credited to R. Schoofs, making the score 0-1.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. C. Burgess received a yellow card for Union St. Gilloise at 53'. Union St. Gilloise made their 1st substitution at 65', with K. Rodríguez replacing R. Florucz. KV Mechelen made their 1st substitution at 74', with T. St. Jago replacing Bouke Boersma. Union St. Gilloise made their 2nd substitution at 76', with A. Ait El Hadj replacing K. Van de Perre. Union St. Gilloise made their 3rd substitution at 76', with M. Biondic replacing M. Fuseini. KV Mechelen made their 2nd substitution at 80', with B. Raman replacing K. Van Rafelghem. M. Servais received a yellow card for KV Mechelen at 81'. KV Mechelen made their 3rd substitution at 88', with M. Servais replacing M. Kireev. KV Mechelen made their 4th substitution at 88', with T. Koudou replacing B. Bafdili. A. Khalaili received a yellow card for Union St. Gilloise at 90+1'. R. Florucz received a yellow card for Union St. Gilloise at 90+4'. Union St. Gilloise made their 4th substitution at 90+5', with R. Schoofs replacing I. Pavlić. I. Pavlić received a yellow card for Union St. Gilloise at 90+6'.

KV Mechelen used 4 substitutions while Union St. Gilloise used 4 substitutions. KV Mechelen got 1 yellow card, while Union St. Gilloise got 4 yellow cards.